sea blue sky abstracts

A very exciting month of June in the area, so far, owing to the G7 experience! St Ives Bay looked beautiful in the mist and dramatic when draped in ominous clouds, but stunned with breathtaking beauty when the sun eventually came out and decided to stay for the whole weekend. The visual high point for me was reached on the most lovely Sunday evening you could wish for.  We expected them, we didn't mind waiting seated on a sunny patch of grass, a perfect expanse of sea and cloudless blue sky before us, when the Red Arrows appeared silently and fast without fanfare to produce a sublime show of seemingly effortless symmetry and faultless aerobatic manoeuvring, sure to be etched on the memories of the many of us lucky enough to be there. So, coming back down to earth, here are the latest small paintings on board currently displayed at Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Merging of Sea and Sky' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Cove, Changed by the Weather' oil on prime...

Not having posted since February it feels good to share these most recent small, square seascapes.  Most can be found at Art Space Gallery, St Ives   on The Wharf, and two are currently displayed at St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery, Norway Square. 'Beach, Warm Light' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5cm.   'So Much Breaking Water' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Misty Headland, Surging Surf' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Currently displayed at St Ives Society of Artists  Mariners Gallery 'Breezy, Breaking Seas' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Spring Beach in Lockdown' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Sea, Just Wild' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Sunny Cove' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Currently displayed at St Ives Society of Artists  Mariners' Gallery 'Sea, Benevolent Light' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge.  Copy...

Some new small oil paintings on board to share with you all, completed in these first weeks of 2021.  They're yet to be framed, after which I'll look forward to delivering them to Art Space Gallery in readiness for reopening when Lockdown ends! Some sunshine here in St Ives today (occasional showers too) which is always welcome. Lovely to see blue skies. 'Coast, Putting on a Show' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'High Drama at the Beach' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Slow Breakers, Porthmeor' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Bright Surf, Stormy Sky' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'A Stretch of Coast' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Drama at Low Tide' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Gleaming Surf Reflections' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

Very gradually (life seems to have been so busy) artworks are appearing.  Here are six small oil paintings completed this month.  A process of experiment and discovery - no wonder they're so much fun to do!  'Blustery and Choppy at the Cove' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Onshore, Still Air' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Change for the Better 2020' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Seawater Invasion' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Beach, Sunlit Cloud' oil on primed board,13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Kelp Defines the Shore' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall

A lovely, busy, buzzy August in St Ives continued into September bringing more welcome, summery warm weather  (not today though!!!) and rich autumn colours.  All eight paintings, below, will find their way to Art Space Gallery, St Ives in the next few days. We're rehanging on Sunday/Monday and hopefully they'll be in place in time for opening on Tuesday? 'Hazy Coast Afternoon' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'No Wind at the Seashore' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Lighter and Brighter at the Beach' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Pewter Gleam, Godrevy' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'On the Edge of St Ives Bay' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Mild, Wet and Windy Beach' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'No Shelter When this Wind Blows' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Cove, Lush Grassy Headland' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Here are the...

Here's a selection of new paintings!  They're destined for Art Space Gallery, St Ives once framed - see May's post to get an idea of how they might look.  'White Water on the Coast' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5cm.  SOLD 'Shore, Brightness and Space' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Beach, Clear Evening Sky' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'A Big Wave Coming' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Surf Surge, Overcast Sky' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD Click images to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

DECEMBER 2020 update The price of my popular small, square, framed paintings -  see examples below - has increased.   The aim is to ensure a continuing display at Art Space Gallery, St Ives alongside the hope that the paintings still still offer value for money and remain affordable to anyone who wants to own one.    This photo shows some of the paintings included in the previous post Painting During the Lockdown in their frames.  With Art Space Gallery, St Ives and St Ives Society's Mariners Gallery, the main outlets for my work still closed, I have made them available for posting, Special Delivery, UK only.   Check the previous blog post for titles and please feel free to comment if interested or if you have a question. Click image to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall

Among other things - working on rectangular boards, driftwood, plywood and canvas - I have managed to finish six more small, square artworks whilst locked down.  See below. During these strange - tragic and grief ridden for so many - times, I am grateful to live in this part of the world and to be able to continue to paint at home as always. And thankful to technology for being able to keep in touch with family, friends and colleagues virtually and by phone. Hope these little paintings bring some pleasure and calm....    'Bright, Tingling, Beach Visit' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Porthmeor, Late Afternoon' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Sea's Might' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Breaking Surf at the Beach' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Coast, Showers Stay Away' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Here it Comes, Improvin...